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Hi All,
I have a 2012 Victory Vegas 8-Ball with about 20k miles on it. I took it on a trip from Los Angeles to Vancouver and back. It held up great the entire trip until the way back the clutch started slipping. I was able to squeeze just enough life out of the clutch with a cable adjustment to make it back home.
Took the bike to a shop and got the clutch replaced. Got the bike back and I guess some time from the ride back from the shop to my house the shift shaft seal popped out and I didn't notice until the next morning when I saw a giant puddle of oil under my bike. The shop picked up the bike and fixed the issue by putting in a new metal/rubber seal that was not completely rubber like the stock one. Also, I hope they replaced the leaked oil as well, but now that I think about it I never checked if they did, assuming they would.
About 5 days after I got my bike back from the leaking issue I came across another major failure. I was on my way to work and after turning into the main street I start gunning it, then shift to 2nd and continue to open up the throttle. Right while shifting from 2nd to 3rd I completely lose all tension in the clutch cable rendering my clutch lever useless. I start to roll off the throttle slowly without touching the brakes and then hear some metallic noises coming from right below where I ****. Immediately after that metallic sound, the rear wheel locks up and I skid to a complete stop.
I call the shop and they agree to pick up the bike again an look into what went wrong. They call me back the next day claiming their clutch replacement work looks fine and it is the transmission that is locked up. Claiming it is a separate issue not related to the clutch replacement.
I am not sure what to do at this point. Please, any suggestion or advice on what the failure may be or how to go about handling the situation will be greatly appreciated.
I have a 2012 Victory Vegas 8-Ball with about 20k miles on it. I took it on a trip from Los Angeles to Vancouver and back. It held up great the entire trip until the way back the clutch started slipping. I was able to squeeze just enough life out of the clutch with a cable adjustment to make it back home.
Took the bike to a shop and got the clutch replaced. Got the bike back and I guess some time from the ride back from the shop to my house the shift shaft seal popped out and I didn't notice until the next morning when I saw a giant puddle of oil under my bike. The shop picked up the bike and fixed the issue by putting in a new metal/rubber seal that was not completely rubber like the stock one. Also, I hope they replaced the leaked oil as well, but now that I think about it I never checked if they did, assuming they would.
About 5 days after I got my bike back from the leaking issue I came across another major failure. I was on my way to work and after turning into the main street I start gunning it, then shift to 2nd and continue to open up the throttle. Right while shifting from 2nd to 3rd I completely lose all tension in the clutch cable rendering my clutch lever useless. I start to roll off the throttle slowly without touching the brakes and then hear some metallic noises coming from right below where I ****. Immediately after that metallic sound, the rear wheel locks up and I skid to a complete stop.
I call the shop and they agree to pick up the bike again an look into what went wrong. They call me back the next day claiming their clutch replacement work looks fine and it is the transmission that is locked up. Claiming it is a separate issue not related to the clutch replacement.
I am not sure what to do at this point. Please, any suggestion or advice on what the failure may be or how to go about handling the situation will be greatly appreciated.